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(S)HE
Exhibition Period: 10th March - 26th April 2017
Venue: The Laing Art Gallery

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(S)HE is an exhibition which voices, maps and investigates the presence of women in the Hatton collection. The combination of works is designed to spark discussion on the roles played by women in the wider art historical narrative.

 

Situated in the Exhibition Gallery on the first floor, (S)he will be a platform for discussion surrounding women and art but also a space to challenge gender stereotypes. A conscious choice was made to include both male and female artists in dialogue with each other, drawing connections between genders despite the seemingly absent female component.

 

Featuring a diverse range of artists including Paula Rego, Ella Bergmann-Michel, Louis Lèopold Boilly and Alan Davie, the show navigates throughout the art history from the 16th to the 21st century provoking questions concerning the current state of gender inequality in art.

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THE TEAM
THE VENUE

 

22curators

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Molly Chadwick, Stella Chan, Christie Chan, Marta Colaço, Selene D'Alessandro, Qingzhuo Du, Paul Fox, Anna Georgiou, Christiana Georgiou, Rebecca Grant, Roberta Harrison, Nicole Hooks, Yiren Lin, Amy Owens, Caroline Potts, Yangzi Shang, Megan Todman, Winnie Wan, Anna Walker, Rory Williams, Seongmee Yoon, Zhen Zhang.

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The Laing Art Gallery was founded in Newcastle Upon Tyne in 1901 with the funds provided by local businessman Alexander Laing. It was unusual amongst British regional galleries at the time for having opened without a collection.

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Today, the Grade II listed gallery building is home to an internationally important collection of art, focusing on British oil paintings, watercolours, ceramics, silver and glassware. Situated in the heart of Newcastle on New Bridge Street, the Laing holds regularly changing exhibitions of historic, modern and contemporary art, and events including artist and curator talks and family activities. 

 

Visit the Laing's website to find out what's on: 

https://laingartgallery.org.uk/

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Address: Laing Art Gallery, New Bridge Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 8AG

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